2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castro Valley, CA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 7.7% more per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in Alexandria than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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